At least 40 people were evacuated from a Dorchester neighborhood after a large explosion was reported at a three-story home Wednesday night.

At least 40 people were evacuated from a Dorchester neighborhood after a large explosion was reported at a three-story home Wednesday night.

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Updated: 11:19 PM EDT Apr 16, 2014

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WEBVTT THEY ARE BEING TREATED FOR THEIR INJURIES. LIVE TONIGHT, JOHN ATWATER, WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. ALL RIGHT,YON JUST MENTIONED THOSE EVACUATIONS. MARY SALADNA IS LIVE IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE SCENE TONIGHT. MARY, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? WAY. WE ARE ON BLUE HILL AVENUE. THIS IS EXTENSIVE SCENE. A LOT OF ROADS ARE BLOCKED UT. A LOT OF PEOPLE AFFECTED. YOU CANNOT SEE MUCH. ALL OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON SCENE. THERE ARE DOZENS OF VEHICLES ALL AROUND US. WE DO THEY ARE STILL GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR AFTER THIS HOUR TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ACCOUNT FOR. WE JUST GOTTED INTOS THAT ELDERLY WOMAN WHO LIVES ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE FLAG WAS AFFECTED UNACONTED FOR AND NOW HAS BEEN FOUND. AS JOHN SAID, 11 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED FOR VARIETY OF INJURIES. AT LEAST WITHIN OF THEM SERIOUS. 30 TO 40 PEOPLE WE ARE NOW HEARING. MANY OF THEM NEIGHBORS, HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT THEIR HOMES, TONIGHT, BECAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION ON HANSBOROUGH STREET. WE SAW MANY WITH BELONGS WAITING THOR THE BUSES TO TAKE THEM TO SHELTER. HAS BEEN CONFUSE, FRIGHTENING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. WE SPOKE TO ONE WOMAN WHO WAS FRANTIC SHE COULD NOT FIND HER FAMILIES WHO LIVES A FEW DOORS DROWN THE BLAST. THAT IS A LOT OF FAMILY. YES. NOW WE FELT THAT WOMAN WAS POISED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND STILL TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF PEOPLE. WE KNOW THAT MANY OF DISPLACED HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE HAITIAN CENTER ON LIVINGSTON STREET AN ACTIVE SCENE AT THIS HOUR. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE WHERE THE FAMILIES ARE AND WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO STAY. AGAIN, THE HAITIAN CENTER ON LIVINGTON STREET IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY AND HAVE

Neighborhood evacuated after large explosion

At least 40 people were evacuated from a Dorchester neighborhood after a large explosion was reported at a three-story home Wednesday night.